Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-05


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THE RIVER FRONT.
A Plan Of Improvement Recommended
10 the CitiZeMs' Committee.
REroRr 10 BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT MEETING
CONGRESS ASKED TO SURVEY THE EASTERN BRANCH
WITH THE VIEW TO BUILDING wHARvEs-AN INTER.
cEPTrNa SEWER ALONG WATER STREET PROPOSED.
The Citizens Representative Committee of One
Hundred will at its next meeting consider report
prepared by the committee on harbors and
wharves, suggesting various improvements on the
river front. The report is as follows:
In the annual statement made BY Mr.. T. s.
Albert, the engineer in charge OF the Potomac
River improvement in 1880. he says that the ef-
forts Of the Cove nment, since 1871, have been
directed TO securing and maintaining a nayigable
Georgetown channel. exI ending from Easily Point
to a point near Giesboro, with a width OF 200
feet and depth OF 16 feet at low water; to the
removal OF rocks from the Georgetown Harbor
and to completing the channel in front of the city
proper-a work which was terminated in the
month OF May, 1880. As result Of these Inn
provements vessels drawing IA feet OF water read
lily reached the wharves at Washington and
Georgetown, the average depth OF the water being
ments have enabled vessels drawing ~ feet to
navigate our river with ease the average depth at
high water being about IL feet. In order TO
maintenance Of this. or greater depth OF
THE GEORGETOWN CHANNEL
and to the prevention of future obstruction the
result OF freshets or otherwise. 1t Is advisable in
the opinion OF your committee, that the George
town channel should be made OF an uniform width
BY cutting on f .sby's Point and part Of Analos-
tan Island as well as pa { Of g avely Po Mt, in
conformity with the general plan already pro-
posed while the question was discuSsef during
Major Twining's term as Engineer Commissioner
OF the District. The filling up OF the Little River,
back OF Analostan Island, throws the entire body
OF water from the Upper Potomac on TO the George
town side. This result, on the occasion OF q
freshet, is very damaging to merchants do ng bust
nuencn CO OF the % Closing Of this Important outieI
much more extensive channel is required for the
passage OF the river at this point than formerly
existed: Since the latest improvements have been
effected the commerce OF the District has been al
most confined within The limits created by the
Aqueduce bridge and Easbys Point on tile George.
and the Long bridge on the washington channel,
~ little business being done on the Eastern
sysry available foot as Of water ont T now oceupsd
by whaEves. These in the opinion OF your COM
mittee, are wholly Inadequate for the accommO-
dation OF the large increase In
THE RIVER TRAFFIC.
The statistics OF this trafc show that within the
latter limits viz, between the arsenal and the Long
Bridge, for period extending from July 1, 49, to
June g. 49, the following number Of vessels arrived
and the following amount OF merchandise was
landed: ITO schooners brought 29 s63 tons ofcoai:
600 laths; 1S8 brought 16 422 900 feet lumber; 5}S
brought 3d., $50 bushels OF oysters: brought
bushels potatoes; SO vessels brought lSS, 400
watermelons; 3 vessels brought 600 cedar posts;
vessels brought 925 bushels apples; vessels
brought g. $40 tons asphalt; vessels brought 200
boxes canned gOods vessels brough: $500 bbl3.
cement; l vessel brought e. tons guano; vessels
brought 4sS GOO hollow brick; 10y vessel l. brought
sells brought 1886 stone; 4 vessels Drought $50
bales hay; vessels brought 1886 sacks salt; 74S
brought 81 200 bushels white sand; 242 barges
brought A. 7S tons Goa, besides quite number OF
vessels carrying assorted cargoeS Draft OF vessels
feet; number OF steamboats, employed, II; number
Of steam tugs employed, IL; NUMBER OF wharves
between the Long Bridge ana united states
the great number OF passenger steamers plying In
the Potomac River, creates IN urgent need for
therefore, recommend that Congress be petitioned
at It's next session TO grant an appropriation sum-
cient to make survey OF
THE EAsrERN BRANCH
from the Navy Yard bridge to deep water at the
United States Arsenal; to run harbor lines between
these points contemplating a channel at least 400
feet in width and 20 feet deep, so to permit ac
cess to the Navy-Yard by large class vessels when-
ever occasion may require. With this additional
only will all demands for wnarhng facilities be
satisfied, but greater sanitary and commercial
@ n s5 he rs
tion for the Accomplishment Of this important
work, essential alike TO the health OF the perma-
trict and OF incalculable benefit to the
city as the nations capitad. A whole year has
been allowed to pass without accomplishing the
no fault OF the engineer in charge, but grows out
Of the failure OF the contractor to perform the
work. The demand for widening the Washington
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sells drawing over 10 or II feet OF water are
afforded inadequate room for anchorage In such
may be approaching or leaving adjacent wharyes.
We therelorr, recommend that measures 6e
adopted at once to see that the dredging OF the
washington channel Is completed.
AN INTRRCRPrISG SEWER.
Your committee would also recommend for the
better protection OF the Washington harbor that
an tntercepting sewer be laid throughout Water
street from the Long Bride TO the James Creek
Canal at point near the Arsenal grounds. such
sewer would Aid in the work OF keeping the WASH
ington channel In better sanitary condition, and
would prevent Instructions now occasioned by the
heavy deposits accommodating throughout the entire
length Of the channel, whereby frequent dredgings
Ire demanded Your committees are given 70 un.
derstand that the lakes above the Long Bridge are
designed for the publication OF the watersO OF the
Washington channel and nor for flushing purposes,
Is has been popularity opposed. In this connection
purcnast by the Government Of the small strip OF
land on the west side OF l4th street, adjoining on
tho south the reclaimed land aud on the west the
Monument grounds being part OF squares 231,
sysS2 and 233 The Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing now occupies large part or square 232, leav.
ing thus but small part OF the strip not actually
occupied by the United States Government This
ground would seem 70 be actually an adjunct to
THE NEW PARK
on the river front, and ought, It would appear to
your committee, to equally with the latter, the
properey OF the Government The Governments
possession Of the whole woull, besides greatly
improve the facilities for rachng the new Potomac
park and lakea In conclusion your committee beg
leave 70 cay that the work OF improving the harDor
has progressed as rapidly as the limited appro-
pr1ations would allow, and that great credit Is due
20 the engineerin-charge for the administration OF
this work In the prosecution OF which he has been
htndefed by numerous tmpedimentS.
The Improvement has already been Ofincalculable
benent 70 the commercial interests OF the District
and your committee have every reason TO commend
tt equally - sanitary measure, and they have no
doubt that, when completed, it VIII prove 70 be q
most attractive Of the many attractive features OF
tnis beautiful city.
ATmKyb NORMA PL1Aps FOR MB.cY FOR HIM.
Jn0. Waddy, colored boy OF eighteen years, who
few days ago pleaded guilty Of larceny from the
tp for sentence In the Criminal Court to-day. In
reply 70 tho court, he admitted having several
times 6een arrested once before for Larceny, and